Help us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! I wouldn't try to become a data analyst next here. Here's 4 reasons why and what I'd do instead. 👩‍💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:32 - Reason 1 not to be data scientist 03:22 - Reason 2 not to be data scientist 04:55 - Reason 3 not to be data scientist 07:33 - Reason 4 not to be data scientist 11:28 - What to do instead 🍿 OTHER EPISODES MENTIONED Data Analyst Roadmap: https://datacareerpodcast.com/episode/136-how-i-would-become-a-data-analyst-in-2025-if-i-had-to-start-over-again Get Paid to Learn Data: https://datacareerpodcast.com/episode/137-get-paid-1000s-to-master-data-analytics-skills-in-2025 Get You Master's Paid For (Thomas): https://datacareerpodcast.com/episode/128-meet-the-math-teacher-who-landed-a-data-job-in-60-days-thomas-gresco Get You Master's Paid For (Rachael): https://datacareerpodcast.com/episode/125-how-she-landed-a-business-intelligence-analyst-job-in-less-than-100-days-w-rachael-finch My review of Georgia Tech's Master's: https://datacareerpodcast.com/episode/38-masters-in-data-analytics-from-georgia-tech-is-it-worth-it 💌 Join 30k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/training 👩‍💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa 👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com//interviewsimulator 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website Mentioned in this episode: Join the last cohort of 2025! The LAST cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator for 2025 kicks off on Monday, December 8th and enrollment is officially open!

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If you're thinking about Data Analyst or Data Scientist career paths, then this one is for you! In this episode with Data Career Jumpstart Founder Avery Smith, you'll learn about the differences between Analyst and Data Scientist career paths, and hear some practical advice to help you on your journey. You'll leave with a better understanding of different data roles, which might be the better fit for you, and a concrete roadmap for taking action and accelerating your career. What You'll Learn: Key differences between Data Analyst and Data Science roles The critical tools to focus on to land a job in either role A step by step playbook for building the skills you need to succeed   This session was part of our OPEN CAMPUS week in October, which included 6 days of live expert sessions.   Register for free to be part of the next live session: https://bit.ly/3XB3A8b

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Who’s the most clutch quarterback in NFL history — Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, Aaron Rodgers, or someone completely unexpected? We’ll use Python + Data Science to figure it out.  👉 Try Sphinx for free - https://www.sphinx.ai ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Who’s the most clutch QB? 00:40 - Python + Sphinx AI: analyzing 1M NFL plays 02:00 - Defining “clutch” in football (data-driven approach) 03:15 - “TV Clutch” Top 10 07:50 - Using AI to processes play-by-play data 11:10 - Advanced Clutch Factor 17:00 - Advanced Top 10 24:30 - Build your own analysis 🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS💌 Join 20k+ aspiring data analysts — https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🎯 Free Training: How to Land Your First Data Job — https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/training 👩‍💻 Accelerator Program: Data Analytics Accelerator — https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa 💼 Interview Prep Tool: Interview Simulator — https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator 📱 CONNECT WITH AVERY🎥 YouTube: @averysmith 🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/averyjsmith 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/datacareerjumpstart 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata 💻 Website: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com 📱 CONNECT WITH SPHINX🐦Twitter/X - https://x.com/getsphinx 🔗Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sphinx-ml/ Mentioned in this episode: Join the last cohort of 2025! The LAST cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator for 2025 kicks off on Monday, December 8th and enrollment is officially open!

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Tired of spending money on data courses you never finish? Here are 7 essential books that will actually boost your analytical skills, with no subscription required! Plus, make sure to tune in till the end as one lucky listener will get a free book from this list! Get the books here! DISCLAIMER: Some of the links in this video are affiliate links, meaning if you click through and make a purchase, I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Storytelling with Data by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic 👉 https://amzn.to/3ZYHhsG Ace the Data Science Interview by Nick Singh and Kevin Huo 👉 https://amzn.to/3XZ9IaB Moneyball by Michael Lewis 👉 https://amzn.to/44fy4OD The StatQuest Illustrated Guide To Machine Learning by Josh Starmer 👉 https://amzn.to/40hRgu2 Fundamentals of Data Engineering by Joe Reis and Matt Housley 👉 https://amzn.to/3W84K8K Data Science for Business by Foster Provost and Tom Fawcett 👉 https://amzn.to/4k7jkaD The Big Book of Dashboards by Steve Wexler, Jeffrey Shaffer, and Andy Cotgreave 👉 https://amzn.to/462GJVj 💌 Join 10k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/training 👩‍💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa 👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:16 Book 1: The Big Book of Dashboards 02:52 Book 2: Data Science for Business 04:38 Book 3: Fundamentals of Data Engineering 06:05 Book 4: The StatQuest Illustrated Guide To Machine Learning 07:52 Book 5: Moneyball 10:09 Book 6: Ace the Data Science Interview 11:24 Book 7: Storytelling With Data I've interviewed some of these awesome data authors! Check out these episodes! Stats You Need to Know as a Data Analyst (w/ StatQuest) 👉 https://datacareerpodcast.com/episode/105-do-you-have-to-be-good-at-statistics-to-be-a-data-analyst-w-statquest-josh-starmer-phd How to Ace The Data Science & Analytics Interview w/ Nick Singh 👉 https://datacareerpodcast.com/episode/74-how-to-ace-the-data-science-analytics-interview-w-nick-singh Meet The Woman Who Changed Data Storytelling Forever (Cole Knaflic) 👉 https://datacareerpodcast.com/episode/142-meet-the-woman-who-changed-data-storytelling-forever-cole-knafflic

🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@averysmith 🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/averyjsmith/ 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/datacareerjumpstart 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata 💻 Website: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/ Mentioned in this episode: Join the last cohort of 2025! The LAST cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator for 2025 kicks off on Monday, December 8th and enrollment is officially open!

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Megan Bowers took an unconventional path to break into the data world. Starting from a self-guided Data Science Bootcamp, she shared her journey through blogging and gained millions of views, and then BOOM! Job offers and monetization opportunities flooded. This is her story. 📌 Interested in blogging for my publication? Get on this interest list: https://tally.so/r/3l4xQW 💌 Join 10k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/training 👩‍💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa 👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introduction 03:28 - Gaining traction and recognition through blogging. 07:08 - Career Growth and transition to Alteryx. 14:18 -  Leveraging and advertising your domain expertise. 19:25 - What is a Data Journalist? 22:21 - Writing content. 24:29 - What is Alteryx? 🔗 CONNECT WITH MEGAN 🎥 YouTube Podcast Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfSLx4WE4q501UZjL3Hx-DiS4zyeePEN2 🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megandibble1/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alteryx/ 💻 Alteryx Website: https://www.alteryx.com/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@averysmith 🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/averyjsmith/ 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/datacareerjumpstart 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata 💻 Website: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/ Mentioned in this episode: Join the last cohort of 2025! The LAST cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator for 2025 kicks off on Monday, December 8th and enrollment is officially open!

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In this episode, I chat with Daliana Liu of The Data Scientist Show! She talks about her career journey, including her tenure at Amazon, and offers practical advice on making data science impactful in business. Tune in to discover what truly makes a great data scientist and check out Daliana's Data Science Career Accelerator course, designed to help data scientists advance their careers: https://maven.com/dalianaliu/ds-career 💌 Join 10k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/training 👩‍💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa 👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introduction 13:55 - Focusing on non-technical skills 18:07 - The importance of communication skills 23:11 - How to have positive visibility in your company 28:25 - Data Science & ML Career Accelerators 🔗 CONNECT WITH DALIANA 🎥 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCa0RTSXWyZdh7IciV9r-3ow 🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalianaliu/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dalianaliu/ Website: https://www.dalianaliu.blog/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@averysmith 🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/averyjsmith/ 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/datacareerjumpstart 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata 💻 Website: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/ Mentioned in this episode: Join the last cohort of 2025! The LAST cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator for 2025 kicks off on Monday, December 8th and enrollment is officially open!

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How do you make data analytics fun and engaging? In this episode, I chat with YouTube sensation Thu Vu. We discuss Python's growing significance, trends in the data job market, plus get a sneak peek into her new initiative, Python for AI Projects. 💌 Join 10k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/training 👩‍💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa 👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 05:54 - Creating cool projects with Local LLMs 13:48 - Learning and Teaching Python for AI 24:09 - Trends in Data and Tech Job Market 🔗 CONNECT WITH THU VU 🎥 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Thuvu5 🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thu-hien-vu-3766b174/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thuvu.analytics/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thuvu.datanalytics 💻 Website: https://thuhienvu.com/ Free Data Science & AI tips thu-vu.ck.page/49c5ee08f6 Master Python for AI projects python-course-earlybird.framer.website 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@averysmith 🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/averyjsmith/ 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/datacareerjumpstart 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata 💻 Website: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/ Mentioned in this episode: Join the last cohort of 2025! The LAST cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator for 2025 kicks off on Monday, December 8th and enrollment is officially open!

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In this episode of the Data Career Podcast, Avery interviews Ken Jee.

They delve into Ken's unique path into sports analytics, starting from his personal experience as a golfer and his curious inquiry that led to an internship and gradually crafted a niche in sports data science.

✉️ Discover what we wish we knew about landing the dream job

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Timestamps:

(09:54) Deep Dive into Golf Analytics (18:16) Ken's Personal Journey into Sports Analytics (24:49) Breaking into Sports Analytics (29:16) The Power of Networking and Creating Opportunities

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Mentioned in this episode: Join the last cohort of 2025! The LAST cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator for 2025 kicks off on Monday, December 8th and enrollment is officially open!

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In this podcast episode, Avery talks with Akshay Swaminathan, co-author of the book 'Winning with Data Science: A Handbook for Business Leaders.

They discuss the vague terms often thrown around in the data science industry and underline the importance of understanding these terms in order to make effective business decisions.

Swaminathan highlights the need to leverage data science in healthcare and real estate.

The episode covers various aspects of data analysis, including prediction, association, and description.

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Timestamps:

(12:14) - The Value of Data Science in Business (14:57) - The Role of Data Science in Problem Solving (20:36) - Understanding the Difference Between Data Science and Data Analytics (25:39) - The Importance of Framing Business Questions for Data Science (30:48) - The Power of Meeting Business Needs with Data Science: A Real-Life Example (38:26 ) - The Limitations of Data Science

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Mentioned in this episode: Join the last cohort of 2025! The LAST cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator for 2025 kicks off on Monday, December 8th and enrollment is officially open!

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Join me with data interview expert Nick Singh to discuss how to ace your data science and analytics interviews, from preparation tips to tackling SQL technical questions, in this must-listen episode of the Data Career Podcast—you won't want to miss it!

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Timestamps:

(16:10) - 📊 Best interview tips

(36:30) - 🔄 Mock interview practice

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Mentioned in this episode: Join the last cohort of 2025! The LAST cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator for 2025 kicks off on Monday, December 8th and enrollment is officially open!

To celebrate the end of the year, we’re running a special End-of-Year Sale, where you’ll get: ✅ A discount on your enrollment 🎁 6 bonus gifts, including job listings, interview prep, AI tools + more

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In this episode of Data Career Podcast, I explore Data Analytics vs Data Science, highlighting key differences and stress the fluidity between data science and analytics. Don't miss it!

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Timestamps: (00:56) - Predictive Analytics: Foreseeing the Future 🔮📈 (01:43) - Diagnostic Analytics: Unraveling "Why" 🕵️‍♂️🔍 (02:10) - Analytics in Book Sales 📚📊 (03:09) - Data Scientists: Masters of Prediction 🧠🎯 (03:56) - Decoding Data Analytics vs. Data Science 🗝️💻 (05:26) - Gateway to Success: Landing a Data Job 🚪💼

Connect with Avery: 📺 Subscribe on YouTube 🎙Listen to My Podcast 👔 Connect with me on LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok Mentioned in this episode: Join the last cohort of 2025! The LAST cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator for 2025 kicks off on Monday, December 8th and enrollment is officially open!

To celebrate the end of the year, we’re running a special End-of-Year Sale, where you’ll get: ✅ A discount on your enrollment 🎁 6 bonus gifts, including job listings, interview prep, AI tools + more

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In this episode, Marijn Markus & I talked about what it is ACTUALLY like being in the data field, how he transitioned from social science to data science, & discuss some real-world data use cases.

Marijn also shared his experience managing data teams, what makes a good junior hire, why you might not need machine learning, & much, much more.

You don’t want to miss this episode!

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Connect with Marijn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marijnmarkus/

Timestamps:

(4:40) - Diverse backgrounds matter for programming and stats! (17:42) - Model explanations matter for business (21:00)- The real reason why generative AI became big in December (25:24) - Focus on what you know, not what you don't know (30:14) - You can't control the interview session? Think again!

Mentioned in this episode: Join the last cohort of 2025! The LAST cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator for 2025 kicks off on Monday, December 8th and enrollment is officially open!

To celebrate the end of the year, we’re running a special End-of-Year Sale, where you’ll get: ✅ A discount on your enrollment 🎁 6 bonus gifts, including job listings, interview prep, AI tools + more

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In this episode, Avery took a unique approach by going live on LinkedIn and letting the audience ask any question they wanted.

Join us as we dive deep into Avery's insights and practical tips to help you navigate the world of data.

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Timestamps:

(3:09) - What should I have on my portfolio?

(05:24) - How to build a project?

(06:11) - How to stay organized?

(07:08) - Starting w/ Data Science Projects

(16:00) - How to become a better storyteller?

(21:18) - What to do if you're not landing any interviews?

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Mentioned in this episode: Join the last cohort of 2025! The LAST cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator for 2025 kicks off on Monday, December 8th and enrollment is officially open!

To celebrate the end of the year, we’re running a special End-of-Year Sale, where you’ll get: ✅ A discount on your enrollment 🎁 6 bonus gifts, including job listings, interview prep, AI tools + more

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This is the story of how a warehouse worker pivoted into a senior data engineer in just 18 months while tripling her salary.   In this episode of The Data Career Podcast, Avery Smith sits down with Kedeisha Bryan on how she landed a data job and tripled her income in only 18 months.

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Timestamps:

(9:19) - Why you need a sponsor in your life

(11:21) - You need common ground to network genuinely

(27:02) - Tired of sending job applications? Network instead

(30:16) - Know that this is a long game

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You just learned SQL or Python, or Tableau. But you don’t know how to build your data science project? In this episode, Avery shares a 3-step guide to building your first data science project.

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(1:28) - Art is theft, and so is the data science project

(4:02) - Find ideas on Towards Data Science Medium

(5:32) - Read a few articles to get inspiration

(6:05) - Avery’s strategy is doing 30 projects in 30 days

(9:08) - How academia finds inspiration to write

(11:01) - Take Avery’s project, replicate and do it

Mentioned Links:

Building 30 Data Science Projects in 30 days: https://youtu.be/kKmA9ihIg20

30 Data Science Projects Resources: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/30projectsresourcesignup

I Used Data Science to UNCOVER McDonald’s Healthiest Meal: https://youtu.be/3bbFc1225-4

Connect with Avery:

📺 Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AverySmithDataCareerJumpstart/videos 🎙Listen to My Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/data-career-podcast/id1547386535 👔 Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/averyjsmith/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datacareerjumpstart/ 🎵 TikTok: [https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata?]

Mentioned in this episode: Join the last cohort of 2025! The LAST cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator for 2025 kicks off on Monday, December 8th and enrollment is officially open!

To celebrate the end of the year, we’re running a special End-of-Year Sale, where you’ll get: ✅ A discount on your enrollment 🎁 6 bonus gifts, including job listings, interview prep, AI tools + more

If your goal is to land a data job in 2026, this is your chance to get ahead of the competition and start strong.

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Welcome to the show notes! 🎉 I always put interesting things in the show notes, so make sure you check them every episode! 

In today's podcast episode, I'll be sharing a recording of a seminar I gave this week to about 50 undergraduate students, specifically in the chemical engineering program at the University of Utah.

I'll be talking about: 1) what I wish I knew while I was in college and trying to break into data science 2) how data science can be applied in industrial systems and engineering

Although this was given to a live audience, I do think a lot of the advice you might find applicable to you and your situation.

Want to come to my project analyzing Ken Jee's YouTube data? Register here: https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:6899114723149705216/

If you want a free way to kickstart your analytics career, check out my free 33-page PDF giving you an introduction to everything you need to know: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/roadmap

If you’re just starting out, you can check out my 21 Day To Data Challenge: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/challenge

Want to learn data science while building your portfolio? Check out Data Career Jumpstart: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/data-career-jumpstart-course

MORE DATA ANALYTICS CONTENT HERE:

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🎙Listen to My Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/data-career-podcast/id1547386535

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👾Join My Discord: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/discord

🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata? 

Mentioned in this episode: Join the last cohort of 2025! The LAST cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator for 2025 kicks off on Monday, December 8th and enrollment is officially open!

To celebrate the end of the year, we’re running a special End-of-Year Sale, where you’ll get: ✅ A discount on your enrollment 🎁 6 bonus gifts, including job listings, interview prep, AI tools + more

If your goal is to land a data job in 2026, this is your chance to get ahead of the competition and start strong.

👉 Join the December Cohort & Claim Your Bonuses: https://DataCareerJumpstart.com/daa https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

In this episode, I’ll explain what THE best project you can do for data science and how you can accomplish it.

I’ll give you my 5 step recipe for making a great data science project so you can find a data analytics job.

If you need to find datasets, check out Kaggle.com and Google Dataset Search Engine

Want to build more projects for your portfolio? Check out my course, Data Career Jumpstart: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/data-career-jumpstart-course

✅ If you liked this video, please rate and review the podcast to help against the war against the algorithm 

If you want a free way to kickstart your analytics career, check out my free 33-page PDF giving you an introduction to everything you need to know: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/roadmap

If you’re just starting out, you can check out my 21 Day To Data Challenge: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/challenge

MORE DATA ANALYTICS CONTENT HERE:

📺 Subscribe YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AverySmithDataCareerJumpstart/videos

🎙Listen to My Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/data-career-podcast/id1547386535

👔 Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/averyjsmith/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datacareerjumpstart/

👾Join My Discord: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/discord

🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata? 

Mentioned in this episode: Join the last cohort of 2025! The LAST cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator for 2025 kicks off on Monday, December 8th and enrollment is officially open!

To celebrate the end of the year, we’re running a special End-of-Year Sale, where you’ll get: ✅ A discount on your enrollment 🎁 6 bonus gifts, including job listings, interview prep, AI tools + more

If your goal is to land a data job in 2026, this is your chance to get ahead of the competition and start strong.

👉 Join the December Cohort & Claim Your Bonuses: https://DataCareerJumpstart.com/daa https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

In this episode, I explain the importance of having data before starting a machine learning project by sharing a story of freelancing in data science

LAST DAY TO JOIN 21 DAYS TO DATA: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/challenge

If you want a free way to kickstart your analytics career, check out my free 33-page PDF giving you an introduction to everything you need to know: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/roadmap

Want to learn data science while building your portfolio? Check out Data Career Jumpstart: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/data-career-jumpstart-course

MORE DATA ANALYTICS CONTENT HERE:

📺 Subscribe YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AverySmithDataCareerJumpstart/videos

🎙Listen to My Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/data-career-podcast/id1547386535

👔 Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/averyjsmith/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datacareerjumpstart/

👾Join My Discord: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/discord

🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata? 

Mentioned in this episode: Join the last cohort of 2025! The LAST cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator for 2025 kicks off on Monday, December 8th and enrollment is officially open!

To celebrate the end of the year, we’re running a special End-of-Year Sale, where you’ll get: ✅ A discount on your enrollment 🎁 6 bonus gifts, including job listings, interview prep, AI tools + more

If your goal is to land a data job in 2026, this is your chance to get ahead of the competition and start strong.

👉 Join the December Cohort & Claim Your Bonuses: https://DataCareerJumpstart.com/daa https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

In this podcast, I give my opinion if YOU should do the Masters in Analytics from Georgia Tech (OMSA). I’ll share my experience, what I thought was good, and not so good, and help you make your decision!

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpVNRB67-So&t=1s

If you want a free way to kickstart your analytics career, check out my free 33-page PDF giving you an introduction to everything you need to know: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/roadmap

If you’re just starting out, you can check out my 21 Day To Data Challenge: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/challenge

Want to learn data science while building your portfolio? Check out Data Career Jumpstart: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/data-career-jumpstart-course

MORE DATA ANALYTICS CONTENT HERE:

📺 Subscribe YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AverySmithDataCareerJumpstart/videos

🎙Listen to My Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/data-career-podcast/id1547386535

👔 Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/averyjsmith/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datacareerjumpstart/

👾Join My Discord: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/discord

🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata? 

Mentioned in this episode: Join the last cohort of 2025! The LAST cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator for 2025 kicks off on Monday, December 8th and enrollment is officially open!

To celebrate the end of the year, we’re running a special End-of-Year Sale, where you’ll get: ✅ A discount on your enrollment 🎁 6 bonus gifts, including job listings, interview prep, AI tools + more

If your goal is to land a data job in 2026, this is your chance to get ahead of the competition and start strong.

👉 Join the December Cohort & Claim Your Bonuses: https://DataCareerJumpstart.com/daa https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

In this episode, I interviewed Kyle Pastor (aka @DataStuffPlus 70K followers on Instagram). We chatted about how Kyle got started with data, why he runs his Instagram, and why he does fun data projects.

When breaking into data, it’s always important to have a portfolio of projects to show off, and who knows, these projects could turn into businesses, job offers, or sponsorship opportunities.

You can follow Kyle’s writing and tutorials on his Medium.

Also, don’t miss Kyle’s data viz Instagram.

Want a free guide to get your data journey started? Get a free data roadmap here.

Ready to jumpstart your data career? Try the #21DaysToData Challenge.

Mentioned in this episode: Join the last cohort of 2025! The LAST cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator for 2025 kicks off on Monday, December 8th and enrollment is officially open!

To celebrate the end of the year, we’re running a special End-of-Year Sale, where you’ll get: ✅ A discount on your enrollment 🎁 6 bonus gifts, including job listings, interview prep, AI tools + more

If your goal is to land a data job in 2026, this is your chance to get ahead of the competition and start strong.

👉 Join the December Cohort & Claim Your Bonuses: https://DataCareerJumpstart.com/daa https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa